cavity
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cavity
- /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/
- [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i] US
Rhymes with -ævɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c.
noun cavities
- A hollow area within the body.
- The female part of a mold: the depression itself or (metonymically) the half of the mold that contains it.
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A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
Jim got two cavities filled at the dentist's office yesterday.
Similar: caries
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pit, tooth decay, caries, dental caries, cavum, bodily cavity, enclosed space, hole, trench, trough, pool, hollow, cavitation, carter, bag, pocket
Translations
Every language
noun hole or hollow depression
| Español | cavidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구멍 gumeong |
| 日本語 | 空洞 kūdō |
| 中文 | 孔穴, 空腔 kōngqiāng |
| Português | cavidade |
| Deutsch | Hohlraum, Gravur, Aushöhlung, Loch |
| Italiano | cavità, alveolo, incavo |
| Ελληνικά | τρύπα trýpa |
| Română | cavitate, gaură |
| Русский | впа́дина vpádina, дыра́ dyrá, я́ма jáma |
| עברית | חור khor |
Talk about this word "cavity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cavity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cavity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cavity "cavity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cavity.Cite this
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